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In a world producing waste like it is going out of fashion, Ireland's Junk Kouture competition seeks to inspire and educate the nation's youth by challenging them to recycle trash into trends. Elizabeth ...

British-based bold jewellery and sculptural womenswear designer, Kirsty Ward, a graduate of the prestigious Central Saint Martins university, is one of the brilliant rising stars of the London fashion ...

In her 60-year career, Edith Head worked on 1,131 films, creating beautiful outfits for some of the most famous women - and men - in Hollywood. Although Head passed away in 1981, her memory and ambition ...

Window displays are our first glimpse at what a shop has to offer. They can draw us in, or turn us away, making the people who decide what they contain invaluable to the success of the store. But what ...

In anticipation of London Fashion Week next month, Canadian-born designer Todd Lynn talks to The Genteel about the differences between designing for his namesake label and for international musicians, ...

With Christmas just round the corner, Grace Carter and I team up with Inverted Edge to help those of you making a mad dash to the gift giving finish line. Our selection ensures every wardrobe crisis is ...

New York City's deteriorating manufacturing infrastructure has made it difficult in recent times for an emerging designer to produce a line locally and cost-effectively. But fashion incubators, such as ...

From creating extraordinary hair-y insects to running the eco-conscious clothing line, STATE, artist and designer Adrienne Antonson is as fascinating as her work. Amanda Coen caught up with this Renaissance ...

China is seizing its place on the fashion map. With its growing international reputation, the country's top fashion organisations have launched the first ever show for university fashion graduates. Katie ...

As the first Canadian designer to be invited into La Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture, Rad Hourani is in a unique position to showcase Canadian-grown talent and unisex design. But does Hourani signal ...

Known as the rock 'n' roll cobbler to the fashion glitterati of the 1970s, Terry de Havilland is still going strong after over 50 years in the business. With the upcoming opening of his London pop-up shop, ...

"Video is the future of the Internet," exclaimed prominent and versatile street style photographer, Garance Doré. But has the democratic nature of fashion videos inadvertently made runway shows obsolete? ...

The court battle between Christian Louboutin and YSL may be over, but the war continues at the USPTO. The Design Exchange's upcoming Christian Louboutin exhibition gives branding and fashion lawyer, Ashlee ...

At October's Peroni Moda Awards, Northern Irish knitwear designer, Mary Callan, wowed with a handcrafted wool dress inspired by the beer's famous Blue Ribbon label. As part of her prize, she had the opportunity ...

As the American press grapple to categorise the work of Slovenian fashion designer Sanja Grcic and explain her collection in more marketable terms, Amanda Coen wonders how meaningful such categories are ...

Couture designers will go to great lengths to tell a story. On the runway, sky-high heels routinely help deliver whimsical plotlines - no matter how impractical they appear. Meanwhile, outrageous, experimental ...

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